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succeed_v as_o concern_v the_o perfection_n of_o antichrist_n prefigure_v by_o antiochus_n and_o other_o accident_n which_o do_v befall_v the_o church_n of_o christ._n 2._o quest._n how_o the_o three_o year_n of_o cyrus_n be_v here_o to_o be_v understand_v 1._o some_o greek_a copy_n here_o for_o the_o three_o year_n do_v read_v the_o first_o year_n of_o cyrus_n the_o occasion_n of_o which_o error_n theodoret_n think_v to_o be_v this_o because_o it_o be_v say_v c._n 1._o 21._o that_o daniel_n be_v unto_o the_o first_o year_n of_o cyrus_n which_o doubt_n theodoret_n thus_o take_v away_o because_o in_o the_o original_n it_o be_v say_v unto_o one_o year_n of_o cyrus_n not_o to_o the_o first_o but_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o in_o the_o hebrew_n phrase_n one_o be_v take_v for_o the_o first_o the_o solution_n than_o be_v this_o that_o daniel_n continue_v in_o authority_n with_o the_o babylonian_a king_n and_o minister_v unto_o they_o as_o long_o as_o that_o monarchy_n continue_v and_o then_o 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year_n of_o cyrus_n reign_n over_o the_o persian_a monarchy_n who_o reign_v 30._o year_n in_o all_o and_o in_o the_o 28._o year_n of_o his_o reign_n over_o persia_n he_o take_v babylon_n polan_n pelican_n he_o do_v not_o reign_v 30._o after_o the_o take_n of_o babylon_n as_o m._n lively_n pererius_n with_o other_o think_v quest._n 3._o of_o daniel_n understand_v of_o this_o vision_n here_o be_v to_o be_v consider_v a_o threefold_a distinction_n of_o those_o which_o have_v vision_n 1._o some_o have_v vision_n but_o they_o understand_v they_o not_o such_o be_v pharaoh_n nabuchadnezzar_n and_o balthasar_n 12._o and_o of_o these_o gregory_n say_v cum_fw-la aliquid_fw-la ostenditur_fw-la &_o intellectus_fw-la non_fw-la tribuitur_fw-la prophetia_fw-la minime_fw-la est_fw-la when_o any_o thing_n be_v show_v and_o understand_v not_o give_v it_o be_v no_o pprophecy_n 9_o neither_o be_v they_o prophet_n to_o who_o such_o thing_n be_v show_v etc._n etc._n and_o augustine_n say_v magis_fw-la joseph_n propheta_fw-la fuit_fw-la qui_fw-la intellexit_fw-la etc._n etc._n joseph_n be_v rather_o a_o prophet_n who_o understand_v the_o dream_n than_o pharaoh_n which_o have_v it_o and_o understand_v not_o 2._o some_o there_o be_v which_o may_v understand_v in_o some_o sort_n and_o have_v the_o gift_n of_o prophesy_v and_o yet_o not_o be_v in_o the_o state_n of_o grace_n such_o a_o one_o be_v balaam_n who_o utter_v most_o clear_a prophecy_n of_o thing_n to_o come_v and_o that_o the_o gift_n of_o pprophecy_n may_v be_v separate_v from_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n and_o charity_n the_o apostle_n show_v 1._o cor._n 13._o 2._o if_o i_o have_v the_o gift_n of_o pprophecy_n etc._n etc._n and_o have_v no_o
better_o then_o yet_o a_o term_n remain_v to_o the_o appoint_a time_n i._o ad_fw-la or_o there_o be_v a_o other_o time_n limit_v l._n v._o other_o be_v not_o in_o the_o original_n for_o there_o be_v a_o time_n appoint_v b.g._n but_o here_o the_o preposition_n be_v omit_v 36_o and_o this_o king_n i._o the_o king_n caeter_fw-la but_o the_o article_n set_v before_o note_v some_o special_a king_n shall_v do_v what_o he_o list_v according_a to_o his_o will_n h._n he_o shall_v exalt_v himself_o and_o magnify_v himself_o above_o against_o l.b.g._n all_o that_o be_v god_n yea_o above_o the_o god_n of_o god_n he_o shall_v speak_v marvellous_a thing_n he_o shall_v speak_v marvellous_a thing_n against_o the_o god_n of_o god_n b.g.l.u._n but_o the_o distinction_n rebia_fw-la come_v between_o do_v distinguish_v the_o sentence_n and_o shall_v prosper_v till_o the_o wrath_n be_v accomplish_v for_o the_o determination_n be_v make_v in_o the_o decree_n of_o god_n b.g.a._n the_o determination_n shall_v 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god_n mauzzim_n b._n g._n l._n s._n but_o it_o be_v no_o proper_a name_n as_o the_o next_o verse_n show_v as_o for_o the_o god_n of_o strength_n he_o shall_v worship_v in_o his_o place_n i._o pol._n br._n they_o understand_v mauzzim_n here_o to_o be_v the_o true_a god_n which_o can_v not_o be_v see_v qu._n 46._o 10._o even_o the_o god_n who_o his_o father_n know_v not_o shall_v he_o honour_v with_o gold_n and_o with_o silver_n and_o with_o precious_a stone_n and_o with_o pleasant_a thing_n 39_o and_o he_o shall_v make_v to_o be_v for_o hold_n or_o place_n of_o defence_n strong_a place_n or_o place_n of_o munition_n s._n he_o shall_v make_v for_o the_o munition_n of_o the_o god_n mauzzim_n v._o or_o he_o shall_v do_v this_o to_o defend_v mauzzim_n l._n or_o this_o shall_v he_o do_v in_o the_o hold_v of_o mauzzim_n b._n g._n but_o mauzzim_n be_v here_o no_o proper_a name_n he_o shall_v commit_v the_o munition_n of_o the_o god_n of_o strength_n to_o a_o strange_a god_n i._o but_o mauzzim_n here_o be_v not_o take_v for_o the_o true_a god_n see_v qu._n 47._o 7._o with_o a_o strange_a god_n who_o he_o that_o acknowledge_v v._o â—_o better_o than_o who_o he_o shall_v acknowledge_v b._n g._n i._n who_o he_o shall_v not_o acknowledge_v l._n but_o there_o be_v no_o negative_a in_o the_o original_a he_o shall_v increase_v with_o glory_n and_o shall_v cause_v they_o to_o rule_v over_o many_o and_o shall_v divide_v the_o land_n for_o a_o price_n v._n for_o gain_n b._n g._n gift_n s._n not_o free_o l._n or_o in_o stead_n of_o a_o price_n i._o see_v 47._o qu._n 7._o 40_o and_o about_o the_o time_n of_o the_o end_n not_o and_o of_o time_n b._n g._n s._n or_o appoint_a time_n l._n at_o the_o last_o v._o that_o be_v towards_o the_o end_n of_o his_o day_n shall_v the_o king_n of_o the_o south_n push_n at_o he_o and_o the_o king_n of_o the_o north_n shall_v come_v against_o he_o like_o a_o whirlwind_n with_o charet_n and_o with_o horseman_n and_o with_o many_o ship_n and_o he_o shall_v enter_v into_o the_o country_n and_o overflow_v and_o pass_v through_o 41_o and_o he_o shall_v enter_v also_o into_o the_o pleasant_a land_n or_o glorious_a l._n excellent_a v._o beautiful_a i._o tzebi_fw-la h._n into_o the_o land_n of_o sebain_n s._n but_o it_o be_v here_o no_o proper_a name_n and_o many_o country_n shall_v be_v overthrow_v but_o these_o shall_v escape_v out_o of_o his_o hand_n even_o edom_n and_o moab_n and_o the_o chief_a of_o the_o child_n of_o ammon_n 42_o he_o shall_v stretch_v forth_o his_o hand_n also_o upon_o the_o country_n land_n h._n and_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n shall_v not_o escape_v 43_o but_o he_o shall_v have_v power_n over_o the_o hide_a treasure_n of_o gold_n and_o of_o silver_n and_o over_o all_o the_o precious_a thing_n of_o egypt_n and_o the_o lybian_o and_o the_o ethiopian_n black_a mores_n g._n shall_v follow_v he_o i._o at_o his_o footstep_n h._n not_o in_o their_o munition_n s._n or_o the_o lybian_o and_o ethiopian_n shall_v be_v 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